Supply Nursery Practitioner / SEN Teaching Assistant – Waltham Forest

Are you looking for flexible education work that fits around your availability?

We are recruiting enthusiastic Nursery Practitioners, Teaching Assistants, and SEN Support Staff for daily supply and short-term opportunities across Waltham Forest.

We work with a variety of welcoming nurseries, mainstream schools, and specialist SEN settings, offering flexible opportunities to support children’s learning, development, and wellbeing.

Why Apply?

• Flexible supply work to suit your availability

• Daily, short-term, and ongoing assignments available

• Opportunities across Early Years, mainstream, and SEN settings

• Competitive daily rates

• Gain experience across a range of schools and nurseries

• Support from a dedicated education recruitment team

The Role

You will support children’s learning and development by:

• Assisting teachers and nursery staff with daily activities and routines.

• Supporting children through play-based and engaging learning.

• Providing 1:1 and small group support.

• Supporting children with SEN, including Autism (ASD), ADHD, SEMH, and communication needs.

• Promoting positive behaviour and emotional wellbeing.

• Creating a safe, inclusive, and nurturing environment.

• Supporting personal care where required.

Requirements

• Previous experience working with children in a nursery, school, or childcare setting.

• Experience supporting children with SEN is desirable.

• A caring, patient, and adaptable approach.

• Understanding of safeguarding and child development.

• Right to work in the UK.

• Enhanced DBS (or willingness to obtain one).

We are particularly interested in candidates with experience in:
SEN Support | Autism Support | Behaviour Support | Early Years | Nursery | 1:1 Support | Classroom Support

Candidate Screening Questions:

1. Do you have previous experience working with children?

2. Are you available for flexible supply work across Waltham Forest?

3. Do you have experience supporting children with SEN?

Apply today to discuss current supply opportunities across Waltham Forest.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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